Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


cornflower
Centaurea cyanus L.

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cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
Plant(s)
Rebekah D. Wallace
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cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
Plant(s)
Joseph M. DiTomaso
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cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
Plant(s)
Utah State University
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cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
Flower(s)
Steve Dewey
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cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
Flower(s)
Joseph M. DiTomaso
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cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
Flower(s)
Barry Rice
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cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
Flower(s)
Joseph LaForest
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cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
Flower(s)
Joseph LaForest
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cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
Flower(s)
Rebekah D. Wallace




Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Centaurea

Other System Links

Plants: CECY2
Bayer: CENCY
GRIN: 9817
ITIS: 36954
NPDN Pest: PBFARBB
NPDN Host: 31030


Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
garden cornflower, bachelor's button, cornflower


References

Common Name Reference: Weed Science Society of America Common Names List
Scientific Name Reference: USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.